SBI PO Prelims Exam Analysis: 18th December 2022 Shift-1

SBI PO Prelims Exam Analysis 18th December 2022 Shift 1: The SBI PO Prelims exam started on 17th December and will continue till 20th December 2022. The exam analysis will help the students in having an idea of questions in the upcoming shifts. The exam will be conducted in four shifts. There are three sections in the SBI PO Prelims exam- Numerical Aptitude, Reasoning Ability, and English Language. The English section had 30 questions for 30 marks. The Numerical Aptitude and Reasoning Ability sections both had 30 questions for 35 marks. The time duration for each section was 20 minutes with a total duration of 60 minutes for the exam.

In this blog, we will give you a brief analysis of the first shift of SBI PO prelim exams conducted on 18th December 2022. Also, get to know the difficulty level of the exam through the number of good attempts.

SBI PO Prelims Exam Analysis 18th December 2022 Shift 1

Check the complete analysis of Shift 1 for SBI PO Prelims Exam Analysis 18th December 2022 below :

Difficulty level and Good Attempts

Sections	Good Attempts	Level
Reasoning Aptitude	25-34	Moderate
English Language	24-29	Easy to Moderate
Quantitative Aptitude	21-27	Moderate
Total Marks: 100	70-85	Moderate

SBI PO Prelims Exam Analysis 18th December 2022 Shift 1: Section-Wise Analysis

SBI PO Prelims Exam Analysis Shift 1: Numerical Aptitude

The following were the topics covered in the 35 questions for Quantitative:

Topic	No. of Questions	Level
Data Interpretation	2	Moderate
Arithmetic (Time & Work, meansuration, partnership	8-9	Easy
Quadratic Equation	5	Moderate
Approximation	5	Easy
Total	35	Moderate

SBI PO Prelims Exam Analysis Shift 1: Reasoning Ability

The reasoning section was mostly moderate to difficult, and some questions were quite lengthy. The following questions were covered in the 35-question section:

Topics	No. of Questions	Level
Puzzles and Seating Arrangements (Departmental + Floor + Variables)	5+5+3+5+5	Moderate
Syllogism	3-4	Easy to Moderate
Inequality	3	Easy to Moderate
Direction Distance	3	Easy to Moderate
Pair Formation	1	Easy
Meaningful Word	1	Easy
Total	35	Moderate

SBI PO Prelims Exam Analysis Shift 1: English Language

English section was considered easy-moderate as well. The 30 questions long section was broken up in the following manner:

Topics	No. of Questions	Level
Reading Comprehension	8	Easy
Error Detection	4-5	Easy
Para Jumble	5	Moderate
Word Rearrangement (New)	4	Moderate
Phrase Replacement	4-5	Easy to Moderate
Total	30	Moderate

Check out our official YouTube channel for a detailed section-wise analysis of the paper.

SBI PO Exam Analysis Prelims 2022: 17-20 December 2022

Conclusion

That’s all from Oliveboard for now! Best of luck to those attending the paper on 18th December 2022. Keep an eye out for the shift-wise exam analysis for the 18th as well.

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